The Egyptian Museum is a distinctive neoclassical building in downtown Cairo, easily identified by the two large statues flanking its main entrance. These statues, created by the sculptor Ferdinand Faivre, represent the symbols of Upper…
Modern History around Tahrir
Walk the perimeter of Cairo's most famous square to see where the 1952 and 2011 revolutions unfolded and how they transformed Egypt's political landscape.
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1. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
2. Qasr El Nil Bridge
The Qasr El Nil Bridge is distinguished by four larger-than-life bronze lions, two at each end, sculpted by the French artist Henri Alfred Jacquemart. These figures were originally commissioned to guard a monument in Alexandria, but they…
3. Omar Makram Mosque
The Omar Makram Mosque is a distinctive structure featuring an octagonal minaret and ornate, neo-Mamluk stonework. It occupies a prominent place on the northeastern edge of Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo. Completed in nineteen forty-eight…
4. Mogamma El Tahrir
The Mogamma El Tahrir dominates the southern edge of Tahrir Square with its massive, fourteen-story modernist façade of stone and concrete. Commissioned by King Farouk in the late nineteen forties to clear away former British barracks, the…
5. The American University in Cairo Tahrir Square Campus
The American University in Cairo Tahrir Square campus is defined by the Khairy Pasha Palace, a building constructed in the eighteen seventies in the neo-Mamluk style. With its distinct stone architecture, the palace served as the residence…
6. Mohammed Mahmoud
Mohammed Mahmoud Street is a broad, central artery in downtown Cairo that links the traffic of Tahrir Square to the buildings of the Interior Ministry. While it is named for a former Egyptian prime minister, the street is widely defined by…